100 Hymns and Songs of Inspiration [Box Set] [Box set, Import]

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Johannes Cruger (Composer), New English Hymnal (Composer), Thomas Arne (Composer), Henry Thomas Smart (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), John Francis Wade (Composer), Francois H. Barthelemon (Composer), William Croft (Composer), Louis Bourgeois (Composer), Cyril Alington (Composer), William Horsley (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), Hamish MacCunn (Composer), Franz Xaver Gruber (Composer), Isaac Smith (Composer), William Henry Havergal (Composer), William Henry Monk (Composer), Arthur Sullivan (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johannes Cruger, New English Hymnal, Thomas Arne, et al.
• Audio CD (April 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B00008GEKT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

2. Father Hear The Prayer We Offer

3. Now thank we all our God (Nun danket)

4. This day the first of days was made (Tune: Andernach), No. 53

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Disc: 2

1. Morning Has Broken, song (Tune: Bunessan)

2. Happy are they, they that love God (Tune: Binchester)

3. In Christ there is no East or West

4. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

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Disc: 3

1. Soldiers of Christ, arise (Tune: Ethelwald)

2. Lift up your hearts! (Tune: All Souls)

3. Holy Father, cheer our way (Tune: Huddersfield)

4. The maker of the sun and moon (Tune: In der Wiegen)

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Disc: 4

1. Ride On Ride On In Majesty

2. All glory, laud and honour (St Theodulph - Valet will ich dir geben)

3. Come Rejoicing (Tune: Laetabundus), No. 505

4. God is love (Tune: Ubi Caritas) (New English Hymnal 513)

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Disc: 5

1. Stand Up! Stand up for Jesus! (Tune: Morning Light)

2. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel)

3. O worship the King (Tune: Hanover, or Tally's)

4. O Heavenly word of God on high, hymn

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars It is an inspiration!, November 15, 2009

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David DeYoung (Philadelphia, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Hymns and Songs of Inspiration [Box Set] (Audio CD)

I have this set. Despite the fact that the publishers put a picture of the interior of the Montreal Basilica of Notre-Dame on the cover, you should not be fooled. This is, in fact, pure English hymnody from beginning to end. And it is glorious! Every hymn is sung by a distinguished English cathedral - or other notable English church - choir. Every hymn is sung with beautiful organ accompaniment in a churchly fashion. After seeing the sheer number of great hymns on these disks (there are 5 disks), and the splendid choirs represented, I thought perhaps this was a 'summary edition' of the 21 or so disks of Priory's 'Complete English Hymnal' (I have all of them, too). However, there is no indication that this is the case. But who has ever heard of 'Castle Pulse' records???
I keep this set of disks in my Land Rover so that I don't harm my 'Complete English Hymnal' disks; but truth to tell, this collection of hymns is every bit as good as the Priory series. It is unbelievable, but true! But no one should pay $250 for this (or any other set of five CDs). $35 to $50 would be a fair price. The other problem, though, is that this collection is hard to find in the USA - let alone at a reasonable price. Still, if you love English hymnody, you will love this collection!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The picture, December 10, 2006

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Eryne "the jet set dork" (some place in North America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Hymns and Songs of Inspiration [Box Set] (Audio CD)

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.